Infectious Disease
Newborns were screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in five Massachusetts hospitals. The data [8] are shown in Table 4.15.
Table 4.15 Seroprevalence of HIV antibody in newborns’ blood samples, according to hospital category
Answer Problem 4.16 for a mixed suburban/rural hospital (hospital E).
4.14 If 500 newborns are screened at the inner-city hospital, then what is the exact binomial
4.15 If 500 newborns are screened at the inner-city hospital, then what is the exact binomial probability of at least 5 HIV-positive test results?
4.16 Answer Problems 4.14 and 4.15 using an approximation rather than an exact probability.
4.20 Answer Problem 4.14 for a mixed suburban/rural hospital (hospital E).
4.21 Answer Problem 4.15 for a mixed suburban/rural hospital (hospital E).
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